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A member of the U.S. Army Honor Guard plays "Taps" in memory of Stephen Jerald Spicer, a homeless U.S. Army veteran, during a full military honors service at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Gotha, Fla., July 18, 2019.
For some veterans, strangers are family at burial services
There were no relatives at Vietnam veteran Stephen Jerald Spicer’s funeral, but his passing didn’t go unnoticed as a few dozen patriotic strangers showed up to honor his service.
By Lisa Maria Garza, The Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel via the AP